Curtain bracket



March 4, 1924. 1 1,485,551

J. A. CIVIS CURTAIN BRACKET Fi l e d N 0 v 4 l 9 21 J6 J6 v El 46 Z? I z Patented Mar. 4, 1924-.

UNITED STATES JAMES A. CIVIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CURTAIN BRACKET.

Application filed November 4, 1921. Serial No. 512,873.

T all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMES A. CIvIs, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Curtain Bracket, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to brackets for holding window drapes and particularly to an improvement on a well known construction.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a simple bracket adapted to be secured without the use of nails or screws and which possesses unusual strength and, rigidity relative to the weight of material employed. The device comprises essentially a single strip of metal benton a large radius into a right angle, the inner or attaohlng end being provided with lateral projections or teeth adapted to enter the window frame, together with an angular piece welded to the continuous strip at a point close to the toothed end. A construction such as de- 5 scribed assures maximum strength and rigidity with a, minimum of material employed.

The invention will be more readily under stood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a pair of brackets in position on a window frame;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the brackets;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a slightly modified form, and,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bracket shown in Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that I provide a bracket consisting of a continuous strip having a straight portion 10, a curved portion 11, and a right angularly disposed straight portion 12, provided with an opening 13, in which a rod or other support for a drape 14 may be secured. The inner terminal portion of the bracket is provided with inturned sharpened projections 15, serving as teeth, adapted to be driven into the edge of the window frame 16.

Vvelded to the continuous strip on its inner surface near the inner end thereof is an angular piece 17, one flange 18, lying flat against the strip and being welded thereto and the other flange 19 providing means of attachment for a cross spring 20.

In the construction of Figs. 3 and 4, the continuous strip 21, with its attaching teeth 22, and drape support 23 are the same but the angular piece is somewhat different. It 00 provides a flange 24, which is welded to the continuous strip, and a curved portion 25, having an opening 26, to which a drape sup port 27 may be secured. A cross spring 28 is also secured to the part 25 and the bracket operates the same as the construction shown in Fig. 1 except that provision is made for an over-drape.

The operation of the device is simple, and need not be discussed in detail. It is obvious, however, that when the teeth or lateral projections are driven into the window frame in the position shown and the cross spring or attaching device secured in place, the bracket is securely held in position against displace- '75 ment and will support suitable drapes or curtains as required.

Obviously the construction is capable of other modifications and I do not wish to be limited except as indicated in the appended so claims.

I claim:

1. A bracket comprising in combination a single strip of metal bent into curved form, its ends lying at a right angle, one end being 35 provided with inturned teeth and an angle welded to said strip at a point adjacent to the toothed end thereof. 7

2. A bracket comprising in combination a single strip of metal bent into curved form, its ends lying at a right angle, one end being provided with inturned teeth and an angle secured to said strip at a point adjacent to the toothed end thereof.

3. In a device of the kind described, a as continuous. flatometal strip bent at a right angle at one end, the opposite end being straight and provided at the extremity of the straight end with inturned teeth, and an angle member secured to the inner face of the strip adjacent to the toothed end a right angle in the same direction as said thereof, as and for the purpose specified. teeth, and a bracket secured to the inner side 4. A bracket of the kind described, coinof the formed strip adjacent to the toothed 1 prising a continuous strip of metal provided end thereof, as and for the purpose specified. 5 at one end with sharpened teeth, the strip Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 1st day extending at a right angle to said teeth to a of November, 1921. point between its ends and then curved to JAMES A. CIVIS. 

